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By the time of Live and Let Die's release in 1973, Paul McCartney's title track hit the No. 2 mark on Billboard's Hot 100 list.
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In October 2010 Skrillex released an EP called Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites, the rare hit for an electronic artist, peaking at No. 49 on the Billboard charts and selling over 1 million copies.
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"Country Girl, " the first single off Palmer's self-titled 2007 debut album, made her the first African-American female in 20 years to hit Billboard's country chart, according to Country Music Television.
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To celebrate those artists who have provided a singular soundtrack for our lives and then faded into obscurity, Billboard magazine has compiled a list of the 25 top one-hit wonders of the past decade.
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Adele has been named Billboard's top artist of 2012, while her hit record 21 was named top album of the year in the music magazine's annual review.
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Summer followed the song with such hits as "I Feel Love, " "Last Dance" and a disco version of the Richard Harris hit "MacArthur Park, " which outdid Harris' version by hitting No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart.
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Keith Caulfield, associate director of charts at Billboard magazine, said Adele's success was due to the "right combination of artistry and hit singles".
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